Whip-lash coupling



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Whip Lash Coupling. No..24 o,75o.

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' UNITED STATES Parnrrr OFFICE.

HENRY MULLEN, OF WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

WHIP-LASH COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 240,750, dated April26, 1881.

Application filed January 24, 1881. (No model.)

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Bc it known that I, HENRY MULLEN, of Westtield,in the county of Hampdenand State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful ImprovementinWhip-Lash Gonplin gs and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciiication, in which--Figure l represents Yan elevation, showing portions ot' a Whip stock,loop, and lash and the coupling as applied; Fig. 2, a longitudinalsection of the coupling and connected parts; Fig. 3, a longitudinalsection of the ferrule; Fig. 4, an elevationtop-plan view of the plug'or keeper; Fig. 5, the key or wrench for securing or detaching thekeeper; Fig. 6, an elevation of the plug or keeper with the lashconnected, and Fig. 7 a View showing the method commonly practiced insecuring the lash-loop to the stock.

Similar letters of reference indica-te corresponding parts in theseveral figures.

The method commonly practiced in securing the lash-loop to the stock(shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings) consists in a cord wrapping, whichsoon becomes worn and disengaged.

The object of my invention is to secure a lash or a loop to which thelash is attached to the stock, so that the parts constituting thecoupling maybe quickly pnt together or detached, and a firm connectionmade that will be strong and durable Iand present an attractiveappearance.

In order that others may understand and apply my invention I will -tirstproceed to describe the construction, arrangement, and operation of itsseveral parts, and subsequently to point out in the claims its novelcharacteristics.

In the drawings, a represents the tip portion of a Whip-stock, to whichtheinternally-threaded metallic ferrule bis xed, as shown in Figs. l and2.

c is a plug or keeper, provided, with a corresponding externalserewfthread for engagement with the internal thread of theferrule, andconstructed with its central portion reduced in diameter, the reducedsurface heilig roughened or serrated, as shown in Fig. 4. This plug orkeeper c is also provided with a head or projecting end, havingtransverse notches or slots (shown in plan, Fig. 4) to receive a key orWrench, d, Fig. 5, by means of which the plug is turned within theferrule.

The lash-loop e (which may be a part of the lash f, as shown in Fig. 6,or a separate piece, as shown in Fig. 2) is secured to the plug orkeeper c by a cord or other equivalent means, to compress the looptightly to the reduced portion, the roughened or serra-ted surfaceassisting to prevent a separation of the parts. The loop e is firstattached tothe plugor keeper c, as' shown in Fig. 6, and when placedwithin the ferrule is compressed tight-ly between the metallic surfacesand securely fastened.

Letters Patent No. 221,226, dated November 4, 1879, refer to a deviceconsisting of a split ferrule havin g an external screw-thread, and atapering nut having a corresponding internal thread, adapted lo thepurpose of my invention; but the construction and relative arrangementof the parts of such device diii'er therefrom.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A whip-lash coupling consisting of a ferrule, b, iixed to the end ofa stock, a, andaremovable plug or keeper, c, the loop e heiliginterposed and retained between the respect ive parts, substantially asdescribed.

2. The ferrule b, provided with an internal screw-thread, and the plugor keeper c, having a corresponding external thread, and a head adaptedto receive a wrench or othersuitable device for securin g the plug orkeeper in place, as set forth.

HENRY MULLEN.

Witnesses R. T. SHERMAN, 0. C. ToWLE.

